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Romanian Federation for Physical Therapy (FRAF)

Str. Slt. Alexandru Borneanu nr. 9, ap. 1, sect. 6, Bucharest, 060758

ROMANIA
  Tel.: +40722839882
+40723251565
email: secretariat@rofizioterapie.ro
elena_caciulan@yahoo.com
Web: http://rofizioterapie.ro
Last update: 20.07.2014
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Contact person
  President   Elena Caciulan

Our office hours
  DURING THE WEEK  
mon. 10.00-13.00/16.00-19.00
tue. 10.00-13.00/16.00-19.00
wed. 10.00-13.00/16.00-19.00
thu. 10.00-13.00/16.00-19.00
fri. 10.00-13.00/16.00-19.00

Country information
 ROMANIA 
Population:20.121.641
Number of Physiotherapists 
- in the association: 200
- in the country: 2000

Headquarters
  DETAILS   The Romanian physiotherapy association has a headquarter and two staff employees and no managing director. The association holds executive meetings once a year and furthers liasions with other health care professions and authorities. The Romanian physiotherapy association is not member of a trade union.

Migration Information
  LINK TO DETAILED INFORMATION FOR MIGRATORS   Because Romania is not a member of the European Union the European Region of the WCPT does not keep information on the migration procedures for this country. Please contact the Romanian Association for further information.

Physiotherapy Education
  INFORMATION AND NUMBERS   There are 17 Faculties of Physical Education and Sport and 1 Faculty of Science which prepare "kinetoterapeuti" and 10 Universities of Medicine which prepare"balneofiziokinetoterapeuti", with about 700 students per year. All the graduates are included in Romanian Classification of Occupation at Physioterapists.  Studies take 3 years (180ECT) and result in an academic degree/diploma. Studies allow for postgraduate courses. Physiotherapists are involved in both teaching and research. Romania has recognition of physiotherapy specialists but doesn't have the regulation of the profession.

Status of profession
  TITLE AND REGULATIONS ON THE PROFESSION   Professional Titles/ Qualifications: Kinetoteraput and balneofiziokinetoterapeut. The titles    and the professional activity is protected by the state. The rules of professional conduct are determined directly by the state through national legislation. The physiotherapist must be state registrated and obtain a licence to practice (the authorisation of practice) from the Departements of the Public Health. The national authority responsible for the physiotherapy profession in Romania is the Romanian Federation for Physical Therapy (FRAF). There are sufficient employment opportunities for physiotherapists in the country.

Practice of physiotherapy
  INSURANCE AND PRACTICE REGULATIONS   The physiotherapy services in Romania are not determined by the profession. The physiotherapist is however allowed to determine the clinical intervention of physiotherapy him/herself. Romania offers both public and private physiotherapy services. The insurance cover for physiotherapy is mainly paid through the national health care system.

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